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This week it was noticed how deeply a child in my classroom requires gross motor opportunities. Taking note of this I took time to further develop my knowledge base on how to offer more experiences for him (safely) within the classroom. I took the time to search through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) website for ways to incorporate more physical play and found an article full of activities. Mufson Bresson (2018) details the skills being reinforced with each activity she presents in her article Bringing Active Play Indoors. I am excited to try these out over the coming weeks and hope to provide my student with a positive outlet.
As our nation has an increasing amount of immigrants entering, it is important to understand how education could have been for these children in the past. The recent blog entry for NAEYC discusses the challenges faced in other nations and how many great organizations are taking steps to help provide education. Saunders (2019) details how the Sesame Workshop is working to provide a program that helps build the trust with the local citizens so education can begin. Thinking of this is it important to understand the great lengths that come into play for other children to obtain early education so when a child immigrates to the United States he or she may not have much to build on.
This past November NAEYC received a substantial grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as explained in the press released New Grant to Support Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care (2018). The explanation of how these funds can support many aspects of high quality care and education for young children are highlighted in great length with quotes from the announcement of the grant. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (2018) explain how "the diverse expertise across the five organizations will be brought together in a multi-pronged and comprehensive effort to support states in using the new funds to expand access to high quality care and to drive increased state investments". This illustrates how this can have a positive impact on the investment that is early childhood development and the hopeful return to the community in the future.
While I work in this professional field daily, I still am always looking for more information and knowledge to questions that I thought would never arise. The NAEYC website is so simple to navigate but some frustration can come when searching for articles as many are accessible only by members of the organization. As I have always wanted to join NAEYC, this may be the time for me as I am referring to website often not only for this current course but for my own professional knowledge.
Resources
Mufson Bresson, L. (2018). Bringing Active Play Indoors. Teaching Young Children, 11(4), 28-30.
National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2018, November 5). New Grant to Support Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care[Press release]. Retrieved February 2, 2019, from https://naeyc.org/about-us/news/press-releases/rwjf-grant
Saunders, D. (2019, January 22). Innovation in Refugee Children's Education [Web blog post]. Retrieved February 2, 2019, from https://naeyc.org/resources/blog/innovation-refugee-children-education
Thank you for sharing information on the New Grant to Support Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care. It is definitely a high need in our society. I also like that you turned to the NAEYC as a resource to help your students. The website offers a plethora of information and ideas to guide teachers in providing activities that are developmentally appropriate for children.
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